What a privilege it is to get to celebrate 25 years of Shared Bread--25 years of sharing hope with God's people in need of food and friendship. Since November 11, 1992, every Wednesday, we have welcomed people to our church and offered a meal to anyone who is hungry.
This ministry happens through the commitment of so many people. Shared Bread is run entirely by volunteers, with multiple congregations and people of different faiths coming together to meet a community need. Service groups and individual volunteers help out with time and donations and food. Farmers market vendors and local businesses donate food.
Shared Bread, though, is more than the sum total of all these things. There's something more at work in it. I would call it the work of the Holy Spirit, and the presence of the living Christ. There's a persistent commitment to recognizing the dignity of others, setting a table of hospitality that is more than the food set on in. There's a relentless affirmation about the worth of every member of our community, regardless of their housing status. There's a spirit of community that makes it so volunteers and guests are blessed alike, not because it was easy or simple, but because it mattered. Enduring kitchen calamities and personal crises and so much more, the program continues to give us a way to live out Jesus' commandments.
I look forward to worship this Sunday, when we will hear words from some of our Shared Bread clients, and from Carol Walter, the long-time leader of this ministry.
grace and peace,
Pastor Molly
In Worship This WeekSunday, November 12
25 Years of Shared Bread
"Serving Generously"
Rev. Molly Vetter, preaching
Carol Walter, Shared Bread reflection
Matthew 25:31-46
Scripture Text: Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, accompanied by all the angels, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. 33 The ‘sheep’ he will place at his right hand and the ‘goats’ at his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take your inheritance, the Kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you made me your guest, 36 I needed clothes and you provided them, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 37 Then the people who have done what God wants will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and make you our guest, or needing clothes and provide them? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’ 40 The King will say to them, ‘Yes! I tell you that whenever you did these things for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did them for me!’
41 “Then he will also speak to those on his left, saying, ‘Get away from me, you who are cursed! Go off into the fire prepared for the Adversary and his angels! 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 a stranger and you did not welcome me, needing clothes and you did not give them to me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, needing clothes, sick or in prison, and not take care of you?’ 45 And he will answer them, ‘Yes! I tell you that whenever you refused to do it for the least important of these people, you refused to do it for me!’ 46 They will go off to eternal punishment, but those who have done what God wants will go to eternal life.”
John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes
Matthew 25 Bible Commentary
Matthew 25:31-46
Verse 31
[31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him — With what majesty and grandeur does our Lord here speak of himself Giving us one of the noblest instances of the true sublime. Indeed not many descriptions in the sacred writings themselves seem to equal this. Methinks we can hardly read it without imagining ourselves before the awful tribunal it describes.
Verse 34
[34] Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Inherit the kingdom — Purchased by my blood, for all who have believed in me with the faith which wrought by love.
Prepared for you — On purpose for you. May it not be probably inferred from hence, that man was not created merely to fill up the places of the fallen angels?
Verse 35
[35] For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
I was hungry, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink — All these works of outward mercy suppose faith and love, and must needs he accompanied with works of spiritual mercy. But works of this kind the Judge could not mention in the same manner. He could not say, I was in error, and ye recalled me to the truth; I was in sin, and ye brought me to repentance.
In prison — Prisoners need to be visited above all others, as they are commonly solitary and forsaken by the rest of the world.
Verse 37
[37] Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Then shall the righteous answer — It cannot be, that either the righteous or the wicked should answer in these very words. What we learn herefrom is, that neither of them have the same estimation of their own works as the Judge hath.
Verse 40
[40] And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me — What encouragement is here to assist the household of faith? But let us likewise remember to do good to all men.
Verse 41
[41] Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Depart into the everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels — Not originally for you: you are intruders into everlasting fire.
Verse 44
[44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then will they answer — So the endeavour to justify themselves, will remain with the wicked even to that day!
Verse 46
[46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life everlasting — Either therefore the punishment is strictly eternal, or the reward is not: the very same expression being applied to the former as to the latter. The Judge will speak first to the righteous, in the audience of the wicked. The wicked shall then go away into everlasting fire, in the view of the righteous. Thus the damned shall see nothing of the everlasting life; but the just will see the punishment of the ungodly. It is not only particularly observable here, 1. That the punishment lasts as long as the reward; but, 2. That this punishment is so far from ceasing at the end of the world, that it does not begin till then.
[31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him — With what majesty and grandeur does our Lord here speak of himself Giving us one of the noblest instances of the true sublime. Indeed not many descriptions in the sacred writings themselves seem to equal this. Methinks we can hardly read it without imagining ourselves before the awful tribunal it describes.
Verse 34
[34] Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Inherit the kingdom — Purchased by my blood, for all who have believed in me with the faith which wrought by love.
Prepared for you — On purpose for you. May it not be probably inferred from hence, that man was not created merely to fill up the places of the fallen angels?
Verse 35
[35] For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
I was hungry, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink — All these works of outward mercy suppose faith and love, and must needs he accompanied with works of spiritual mercy. But works of this kind the Judge could not mention in the same manner. He could not say, I was in error, and ye recalled me to the truth; I was in sin, and ye brought me to repentance.
In prison — Prisoners need to be visited above all others, as they are commonly solitary and forsaken by the rest of the world.
Verse 37
[37] Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Then shall the righteous answer — It cannot be, that either the righteous or the wicked should answer in these very words. What we learn herefrom is, that neither of them have the same estimation of their own works as the Judge hath.
Verse 40
[40] And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me — What encouragement is here to assist the household of faith? But let us likewise remember to do good to all men.
Verse 41
[41] Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Depart into the everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels — Not originally for you: you are intruders into everlasting fire.
Verse 44
[44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then will they answer — So the endeavour to justify themselves, will remain with the wicked even to that day!
Verse 46
[46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life everlasting — Either therefore the punishment is strictly eternal, or the reward is not: the very same expression being applied to the former as to the latter. The Judge will speak first to the righteous, in the audience of the wicked. The wicked shall then go away into everlasting fire, in the view of the righteous. Thus the damned shall see nothing of the everlasting life; but the just will see the punishment of the ungodly. It is not only particularly observable here, 1. That the punishment lasts as long as the reward; but, 2. That this punishment is so far from ceasing at the end of the world, that it does not begin till then.
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8:30 am in Epworth Lounge
10:30 am in the Sanctuary
Special Music: "Let Us Break Bread Together," sung by the Chancel Choir
"Let Us Break Bread Together" - Text: Afro-American spiritual (Acts 2:42 They continued faithfully in the teaching of the emissaries, in fellowship, in breaking bread and in the prayers.)
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10:30 am in the Sanctuary
Special Music: "Let Us Break Bread Together," sung by the Chancel Choir
"Let Us Break Bread Together" - Text: Afro-American spiritual (Acts 2:42 They continued faithfully in the teaching of the emissaries, in fellowship, in breaking bread and in the prayers.)
1. Let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us break bread together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)
2. Let us drink wine together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)
3. Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)
4. Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy if you please. (if you please)
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The recent Talent Show and Silent Auction seemed to go over wonderfully, so a great thanks to all who arranged it and the leaders who worked so hard to make it wonderful. Just looking at the decorations and bidding tables showed much dedication and thought. Remember the request for maps? Well, they were cut up and decorated the West wall of the Fellowship Hall as well as all the tables where we sat and ate the food truck stuff. What a night!Thursday, November 9, 2017
Bob PetersonBob Peterson's popular column for the Mainsail has found new life, online! Read his view from the pews about church life and community news. You'll enjoy keeping up with the many good things happening in our congregation!
Thursday, 9 November 2017 by Bob Peterson
The recent Talent Show and Silent Auction seemed to go over wonderfully, so a great thanks to all who arranged it and the leaders who worked so hard to make it wonderful. Just looking at the decorations and bidding tables showed much dedication and thought. Remember the request for maps? Well, they were cut up and decorated the West wall of the Fellowship Hall as well as all the tables where we sat and ate the food truck stuff. What a night!
Then, last Sunday the excellent tribute to the late and great Duff Means not only brought back great memories, but many funny stories as well. Duff, once again you were the center stage full of fun, love and laughter. We will long remember the event and the man whom we remembered that day.
Changes are happening every week and we all are part of it so keep attending and read the Sunday Worship bulletin so you will know what is going on. After all, it is being written for each one of us, so enjoy it and participate as much as possible.
Incidentally, It was very nice to renew acquaintance with Polly Means and her husband Duff II last Sunday. My late wife and I last saw her, I believe, in 1986, when we visited their home in Virginia and now their children are all adults and so good looking. Time marches on. After all, I had been Church Treasurer and it was Polly Means who replaced me for several years. Such dedication and love for the church. We all share in our love of this church, some do it by volunteering, some by donations and most of us by attending regularly and taking part in our activities. Keep it up, folks.
Click here to read more of the Lay Looker.
Coming at Church
Generations of Generosity:Stewardship for 2018
Over the next several weeks, join us in telling stories about generosity in our lives. We invite you to reflect on these questions:
Who taught you to be generous?
Why is it important to be generous as a Christian?
What are some of the church ministries you are glad to be able to support?
On Sunday, we will share more with you, and invite you to deepen your commitment to giving through the church. We are grateful for your generosity!
Celebrating 25 Years of Shared Bread
Every Wednesday night over the past 25 years, Shared Bread has offered a warm meal and welcoming hospitality to anyone who comes. Our program relies on the help of so many people, including other congregations and communities of faith, donors, youth volunteers and more. We want to celebrate this legacy of community and care.
We have three celebrations planned:
1-During Sunday worship at First United Methodist Church of Redondo Beach on November 12, at 8:30 and 10:30am. (We'll have cake after, too.)
2-On Wednesday, November 15, we will serve a special 25th Anniversary Shared Bread meal.
3-On Sunday, November 19, we invite everyone who has been involved in Shared Bread in any way to join us for a 3pm Celebration of Joy, Reflection & Renewal in our Sanctuary. A reception will follow in our Fellowship Hall.
We have several ways for you to be involved during the event--come ready to share your history with Shared Bread and some good stories, too. RSVP to bread@beachfaith.com to let us know you're coming!
In planning this celebration, we are intentionally recruiting people who havenot been directly involved in Shared Bread to help make the November 19 event special--we think of it as a gift to the people who serve so faithfully in this ministry. Our children and youth already have plans to help! On Sunday, we'll collect a love offering to help with reception expenses that you are welcome to contribute to, and there will be other ways you can pitch in to help, as well!
Thank you for making "YOU ARE HERE" a success!!Our 2nd Annual Food Truck, Silent Auction, Variety Show was a great success. Thanks to everyone who helped! We were able to raise over $5,000 for the church's ministries, through the Silent Auction. Thanks especially to Auction coordinator Ellyn Park and Liz Gyori who assisted her; and to Variety Show director Don Jones and skit director Kristin Harper. And, of course, everyone who donated items, bid in the auction, shared a talent in the variety show, or otherwise made the event more awesome.
It was a joy to enjoy a night of festivities as a community and with our neighbors.
Christmas Pageant Rehearsals Have Begun!
It's not too late to join in!All children and youth are invited to join us as we begin rehearsing for our Christmas Pageant. We will meet this week in the fellowship hall at 9:30.
The pageant will be December 10th, and will meet each Sunday until then.
Rehearsals will be in the fellowship hall from 9:30 to 10:15. See you there!
Parents Night Out Is Friday November 17th!
The evening costs $20.00 for the first child ($10 for the 2nd, $5 for 3rd+) and includes dinner.
Enjoy an evening out while your kids play games, make crafts, and enjoy fellowship!
It's a great night for all!
Email Children's Ministries by Wednesday, November 15th to RSVP!
Love Thy Neighbor Shirts are Back!Love Thy Neighbor Shirts are back, just in time for Christmas!
This time, we've made two changes. First, they're available in women's sizes! Second, they're printed on the nicer T-shirt material. In fact, they're the same T-Shirts we used in our BeachFaith T-Shirts a couple years ago.
Orders are due by December 3, and we expect to have them back by December 14!
Click here to order online!
Women's Retreat: Spring 2018, March 9-11
All women are invited!
Our topics will include:
1· Why friendship with God matters
2· Loving ourselves—isn't that being selfish? (Nope)
3· How loving others is loving God
Limited space available – reserve your spot TODAY!
CLICK HERE for more info.
Advent 2017: PauseDuring Advent this year, we invite you to pause. Light candles, pray and draw near to Christ.
We will offer resources for praying at home and with your family. Here is a devotional we recommend, too.
This is a season in which we wait for the coming of Christ, not with frenetic impatience, but with a hope-filled pause.
Mark Your Calendars for Advent Events!
December 3: All-Church Advent Event in Fellowship Hall, from 4-6pm, with soup, crafts, & singing.
- December 10: Children's Christmas Pageant (10:30 am Worship)
- December 17: Walk to the Manger (10:30 Worship)
- December 24: 8:30 worship. 10:30 am worship with the Christmas Story According to St. Luke.
- Candlelight Christmas Eve Family Worship at 5 pm.
- Candlelight Communion Worship at 11 pm.
AnnouncementsMen's Breakfast: Our next breakfast is Monday, November 20, at 7AM. Coco's Restaurant, 18120 Hawthorne Blvd. (Hawthorne and 182nd). All men of the church and their friends are welcome to join us for fellowship.
Prayer Quilt Ministry: Join us for our monthly quilting workshop Friday, November 10, 10am - noon in the choir room. Even if you haven't tried quilt-making before, this is a great way to begin. Know someone in need of prayer? Anyone can sponsor a free prayer quilt. The Quilt Request Form is online or in the church office.
Meals and More: Did you know that we have a ministry that organizes meals and other assistance for church folks in times of need? In the past, we've helped arrange rides to medical appointments, meals for people recovering from surgery, and more. Leila Grantz coordinates this ministry, using online sign-up tools. If you want to be a part of the group that she emails when there is an opportunity to help, or if you know someone who's in need of a little help, please contact the church office or Leila.
Book Club, Tuesday, Nov 28: The next meeting of the book club will be Tuesday, Nov. 28, in May Day Parlor. Sally Donner will lead our discussion of "The Glass Castle," by Jeanette Walls. For more information, contact Ann Gallagher.
This Week: Children, Youth & Adults
Nursery (6 weeks+): The Nursery is open during both services, for ages 6 weeks to 6 yrs old. Located right off of the parking lot across from Epworth Lounge. Any questions email the Nursery Coordinator: Adriana Hwang
Children's Ministry (age 3 - 3rd Grade):
Come to the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 for our first Christmas Pageant Rehearsal!
Parents- please check your children out of rehearsal and then bring them to Sunday School at 10:30, thanks!
Preschool-3rd Grade Sunday School begins at 10:30 upstairs and children must be signed in by parents. Students will be accompanied back to the church service to join their families for communion after Sunday School.
Church R Us (Grades 4 & 5): This week, come straight to the upstairs Sunday School class at 10:30 to help with decorations for the Shared Bread Celebration!
Come to the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 for our first Christmas Pageant Rehearsal!
Youth Ministry (6th-12th grade):
1-Middle School Sunday School? We're staying in the service this week!
2-Youth Group(2-4pm on Sunday)? Yep!
3-Will you be available to help at the Shared Bread Party? Please RSVP here!
Young Adults (19-not very specific):We are starting a new group ! We plan to meet once a week to discuss our faith, and how that relates to the real world. Interested? Click here to share your preferences regarding timing.
Adult Sunday School: Bible Study and Discussion in May Day Parlor. Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15am. Led by Paul Caldwell and Helen Stockwell .
Thursday Pastor's Bible Study:
We usually meet Thursday mornings from 11:00-noon, in May Day Parlor. All are welcome.
United Methodist News & Events
Our congregation is a part of the El Tordondo Mission Area, in the West District of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
First United Methodist Church of Redondo Beach, California, United States
310-372-8445 main
310-372-5696 fax
Ongoing Ministries
Free Meal on Wednesday NightsOffering food and friendship to those in need, every Wednesday night since 1992. More info here.
DESSERTS FOR SHARED BREAD
Our dessert supply is still low! Would you like to help? Homemade treats are treasured by our guests – but purchased treats would be wonderful, as well. Please wrap desserts tightly and mark for Shared Bread. Deliver Sunday (when you come for church) through Wednesday to the church kitchen (or the office if kitchen is closed.) Wednesday deliveries
should be here by 4:00pm to help us plan our meal better. THANK YOU!
Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees is one of the most commonly sung songs of communion in the Methodist church. In a recently published article in the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology, written by United Methodist Hymnal editor, Dr. Carlton Young, he suggests that this “spiritual was formed in the West African Gullah/Geechee slave culture that developed in the coastal areas of South-Eastern colonial America, including St Helena Island, Beaufort, and Charleston, South Carolina.” The text of the version that is commonly sung in the United States was first published in The Journal of American Folklore (1925). The Journal included spirituals, as well as African American folk tales and proverbs that were collected by students at the Penn School on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. A second version appeared in Saint Helena Island Spirituals (1925) by Nicholas Ballanta, a very significant collection that included 103 Gullah spirituals. We all know one Gullah spiritual for sure – Kum Ba Yah.Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Music Notes
Music Director, Jim Raycroft, will share upcoming worship music
selections and a little bit of history, too.
Jim Raycroft
Thursday, 9 November 2017 by Jim Raycroft
Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees is one of the most commonly sung songs of communion in the Methodist church. In a recently published article in the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology, written by United Methodist Hymnal editor, Dr. Carlton Young, he suggests that this "spiritual was formed in the West African Gullah/Geechee slave culture that developed in the coastal areas of South-Eastern colonial America, including St Helena Island, Beaufort, and Charleston, South Carolina." The text of the version that is commonly sung in the United States was first published in The Journal of American Folklore (1925). The Journal included spirituals, as well as African American folk tales and proverbs that were collected by students at the Penn School on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. A second version appeared in Saint Helena Island Spirituals (1925) by Nicholas Ballanta, a very significant collection that included 103 Gullah spirituals. We all know one Gullah spiritual for sure – Kum Ba Yah. African American composer John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) arranged the first solo version with the three stanzas that are common to most hymnals in the United States. He also established the precedent of singing the final stanza up the octave. This practice is observed in several hymnals including The United Methodist Hymnal. This version of the spiritual was popularized by notable African American soloists in the mid-twentieth century such as Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, and Marian Anderson. In approaching this classic tune, I wanted to create something more meditative.
The song God Of This City was written by a worship band from Belfast, Ireland called Bluetree. They composed the piece (and I'm not making this up!) in Padia, Thailand at a bar that also doubled as a brothel. Chris Tomlin heard the song at concert of worship bands in Belfast when the band took him aside and played the song for him. He was so inspired by the message that he gave the song his own unique treatment and recorded it on the 2008 album Passion: God Of This City, which won the Dove Award in 2009 for Special Event Album of the Year.
Sidewalk Prophets is a Christian rock band from Nashville. The band was formed by lead singer Dave Frey and rhythm guitarist Ben McDonald when the two were attending Indiana's Andersen University. They released a self-titled independent album in 2003, and released their first studio album with Word Records titled These Simple Truths, which nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. That same year they won New Artist of the Year, and the single The Words I Would Say, released on These Simple Truths, peaked at #3. Live Like That was the title song of the album of the same name, released by Sidewalk Prophets in 2012, and was nominated for Song of the Year in 2013 and peaked at #2.
In upcoming weeks, we'll be introducing new songs from the Rend Collective and the Sidewalk Prophets, and the choir will be singing music by Mark Hayes and Sibelius.
Click here to read more Music Notes!
Looking for a Way to Volunteer? The Welcome Team is looking for volunteers who can help about once a month between the two services and/or immediately after the 10:30 service. Go to our "Want to Help" page to learn more about this awesome ministry, as well as several other current ways you can lend a hand in ministry.
Calling All Gardeners!Do you have a couple hours once or twice a month to help maintain our beautiful church gardens? Tasks would include pruning, planting, weeding and watering. Whatever you can help with, we'd love to have you join our team! Duties could change seasonally. Sign up through the church office, or by talking with Jody Wilkinson.
Our UMW is back to their regular meeting times.Circle Meeting Time
Naomi Circle 2nd Tuesday @ 10:00am
Hannah Circle 2nd Tuesday @ 7:00pm
Mary Circle 4th Monday @ 7:00pm
Want to know more? Click Here!
United Methodist Women’s Reading Program: There are many titles to choose from with new ones added every year! Books are available in the UMW library located in May Day Parlor. Any one can read the books and our own local UMW unit will get credit! click here for information about the program.
Support missions through recycling!
Bring your plastic bottles, aluminum cans AND CRV glass bottles to church every Sunday. By recycling we can support Corazon, Crop Walk, Habitat for Humanity and some of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) programs: Syrian refugee relief, eradicating hunger, clean water, ending malaria and fighting HIV/AIDS. Please bring your cans and bottles.
We have many spots to fill for liturgists on Sunday mornings. The following link will take you the sign up. Please check it out.Sunday Worship Liturgist Sign Up
Parking Reminder: If you are able, we encourage you to park at the Wells Fargo bank on Sunday mornings, and walk across the street, reserving the parking lot for those with mobility challenges or for new visitors. We also have a bike rack on the patio. Thanks for your consideration.
Hearing Assistance Devices are available on Sunday mornings. Just ask for one at the audio/video booth in the sanctuary.
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